Gospel blong Matiu
1 Buk ya i tokbaot histri* blong Jisas Kraes,* we i boe blong Deved,+ mo Deved ya i boe blong Ebraham:+
2 Ebraham i kam papa blong Aesak,+
Aesak i kam papa blong Jekob,+
Jekob i kam papa blong Juda+ mo ol brata blong hem.
3 Juda i kam papa blong Peres mo Jeraha,+ mo Tamara i mama blong tufala.
5 Salmon i kam papa blong Boas, mo Rehab i mama blong hem.+
Boas i kam papa blong Obed, mo Rut i mama blong hem.+
Obed i kam papa blong Jese.+
6 Jese i kam papa blong King Deved.+
Deved i kam papa blong Solomon,+ mo mama blong Solomon i waef blong Uria fastaem.
7 Solomon i kam papa blong Rehoboam,+
Rehoboam i kam papa blong Abaejah,
Abaejah i kam papa blong Asa.+
8 Asa i kam papa blong Jehosafat,+
Jehosafat i kam papa blong Jehoram,+
Jehoram i kam papa blong Usia.
11 Josaea+ i kam papa blong Jekonia+ mo ol brata blong hem, klosap long taem ya we ol man Isrel oli go kalabus long kantri ya Babilon.+
12 Taem ol man Isrel oli stap kalabus long Babilon, Jekonia i kam papa blong Sealtiel,
mo Sealtiel i kam papa blong Serubabel.+
13 Serubabel i kam papa blong Abiud,
Abiud i kam papa blong Eliakim,
Eliakim i kam papa blong Aso.
14 Aso i kam papa blong Jadok,
Jadok i kam papa blong Aki,
Aki i kam papa blong Eliud.
15 Eliud i kam papa blong Eleasara,
Eleasara i kam papa blong Matan,
Matan i kam papa blong Jekob.
16 Jekob i kam papa blong Josef ya we i hasban blong Meri. Meri ya i mama blong Jisas,+ we oli singaot hem se Kraes.+
17 Nao long laen we i stat long Ebraham i kam kasem Deved, i gat 14 papa. Mo long laen we i stat long Deved i kam kasem taem ya we ol man Isrel oli go kalabus long Babilon, i gat 14 papa. Mo stat long taem we oli go kalabus long Babilon i kam kasem Kraes, i gat 14 papa bakegen.
18 Hemia olsem wanem Jisas Kraes i bon. Mama blong hem, Meri, oli mekem promes finis se bambae hem i mared long Josef. Be taem tufala i no stap wanples yet, tabu spirit*+ i mekem we Meri i gat bel. 19 Be from we hasban blong hem Josef, i wan stret man, hem i no wantem mekem Meri i sem long fes blong ol man, ale hem i gat tingting blong divosem hem long fasin haed.+ 20 Be afta we hem i tingting gud long ol samting ya, hem i slip, !mo luk! enjel blong Jehova* i kamtru long hem long wan drim, mo i talem long hem se: “Josef, boe blong Deved, yu no mas fraet blong tekem waef blong yu Meri i kam long haos, from we tabu spirit nao i mekem se hem i gat bel.+ 21 Bambae hem i bonem wan boe, mo yu mas putum nem blong hem se Jisas,*+ from we hem bambae i sevem ol man blong hem, i tekemaot olgeta long sin.”+ 22 Ol samting ya oli kamaot blong mekem tok we Jehova* i givim long profet blong hem bifo, i kamtru, we i talem se: 23 “!Yu luk! Wan gel we i no save man yet, bambae i gat bel mo bambae i bonem wan boe, mo bambae oli putum nem blong hem se Emanuel,”+ we i min se “God i Stap Wetem Yumi.”+
24 Taem Josef i wekap, hem i mekem olsem we enjel blong Jehova* i talem. Hem i mared long Meri,* 25 be hem i no mekem seks wetem hem gogo Meri i bonem wan boe,+ nao Josef i putum nem blong hem se Jisas.+